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Of semi-Diesel engines for aeroplanes. That Dover. wishes to scrap its tramways.
That they've been finding things down Shrewabury way.
Of Ford hints which include tips for cooking a joint.
That graphited lubricants possess many potentialities.
And that the graphite is so fine that 700,000 particles together could pass through one hole in a 40,000-mesh sieve. • That everyone admired Halley's method of trying _ it on the dog.
Of increasing resentment at the throwing of streamers from coaches.
That a section of the American tyre trade is very annoyed at recent price reductions.
That the six-wheeler for passenger-carrying -continues to make h.eadWay in America.
Of a new design of front-wheel-driven chassis for forties and co-aches which will shartly be constructed at Nashville, U.S.A.
Of, an American scheme for the pravisi,on of free travelling facilities by bus for one year to the families of purchasers of suburban building sites.
That the following painted inscription•was recently seen on a railway wagon :—" Load: Elephants. 5tons ; other traffic, 10 tens." We assume that a 5-ton lorry could carry only 2i tons of elephant.
That it-is a little remarkable that the sudden access of fresh interest in "London's traffic chaos " and the need for a Traffic Central Board should correspond with the remarkable growth of activity on the part of the Misnamed "Pirate." Of large numbers of Super-Sentinel steamers order..
That 50 N, 5.-type buses are being commissioned each week.
That the Guy cap is beginning to look more like a peacock's tail.
That Halley's _artist has some weird ideas concerning ball bearings.
‘. That the examples shown last week resembled miniature clutch linings rather than bearings.
That some cushion tyres which we observed recently were more holes than rubber.
That those people in places which have never seen a motorbus shouldn't shout about it.
Of many accidents of late which endorse the need for every vehicle to be provided with a fire extinguisher.
That price-cutting wars seldom, benefit the victors, as the public strongly resent the raising of iates once they have been reduced.
Of lock-nuts which do not lock.
That a new locking device is patentedevery week, ,and that only 1 per cent. of these survive, -whilst only .0001 per cent, of the inventors ever gain financially.
That the. F.W.D. vehicles constructed by the FourWheel Drive Lorry Co., Ltd., are proving very popular in_ Buenos Aires, and that some 50 are already in operation.